Titel: Human Genetic and Reproductive Technologies: Comparing Religious and Secular Perspectives"
Termin: 6.10.2005 bis 9.10.2005
Veranstaltungsort:
Cairo, Egypt
Genetic Engineering is one of the hottest areas of ethical debate and moral dilemma. New breath taking discoveries and scientific developments are being announced almost every months and the world lacks the mechanisms to deal with such speedy discoveries and its impact on human life. Cloning, gene therapy, stem cell research, patenting of DNA, genetic screening, GM organisms and human genome project, are examples of such breakthroughs in genetic research. These discoveries are intimately related to ethical values, to the beliefs and the structure of any society. Thus there is an urgent need to make a conscious effort to develop and create a framework and to initiate a valid mechanisms to deal with these bioethical complex questions across different walks of life. The responsibility will be upon scientists of different disciplines, religious scholars and society as a whole to take a rational and objective decision regarding these issues.
Objectives:
The following objectives merit serious discussions:
1. Promote dialogue and discussions among different faiths which share the common ground relating to moral and ethical questions.
2. To promote consensus on various ethical issues both among scholars of different faiths and in general public.
3. To promote real public understanding of these discoveries which caused unprecedented world wide stir.
4. To find answers to extremely complex questions relating to cloning (especially with the alleged claim of human cloning and the birth of Eve), patenting stem cell research and screening of DNA, the individual right to privacy.
5. To discuss intriguing issues relating to human genome project and in implications.
Expected Results:
1. Currently the required framework for dialogue and discussion is lacking among the religious and scientific scholars across the different faiths. Hence the expected outcome is to establish and create this framework.
2. Strengthening the dialogue between academic, religious scholars and scientists of different faiths who share the common ground on moral and ethical questions. Any dialogue based on ignorance and scar mongering media will certainly be an ill informed dialogue.
3. Open an extra window of dialogue between different faiths regarding science and its ethical and moral ramifications.
Participants:
Scholars of different faiths (Muslims, Christians, Jews) and secular scientists who have reservations and share the same concern regarding these developments. All this diverse group will certainly contribute to the theme of the Seminar as well as reflecting the comprehensiveness, inclusiveness and fairness to the IOMS, EMRO & ISESCO as explained in term "Unity and Diversity".
Sessions:
Session 1: Humanity and Creation/the Natural World
Session 2: Genetics, Reproductive Technologies and the Family
Session 3: Social Impacts of Genetic find Reproductive Technologies
Session 4: How and Where Do We Draw the Lines?
Kontakt:
Dr. Ahmed Regai El-Gendy
Islamic Organization for Medical Sciences (IOMS)
P.O.Box 31280
Code:90803 Sulaibekhat
Kuwait
Tel.:
+965 - 4 - 83 49 84
Fax: +965 - 4 - 83 78 54
iomskuwait@yahoo.com; conference@islamset.org
http://www.islamset.com/
Schlagworte: Assistierte Reproduktion, Embryonale Stammzellen, Embryonenforschung, Genetische Tests/Beratung, Genforschung/-technik, Genomanalyse, Gentherapie, Klonierung, Patentierung